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Butchertown

Ghost town · Richland County, South Carolina

Columbia North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Columbia North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Butchertown is a ghost town in Richland County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Richland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Butchertown as a historical populated place on the Columbia North topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.0202° N, 81.0420° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColumbia North
Elevation293 ft
Nearest living townOlympia, SC
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1248976
Coordinates34.02015, -81.04204

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What's there now

Butchertown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Olympia, SC (population 1,301), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 293 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Butchertown?

Butchertown is in Richland County, South Carolina, at 34.0202, -81.0420.

How many ghost towns are in Richland County?

Richland County, South Carolina has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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